Ricky Davis couldn't shut up the few courtside Philly fans gesturing and yapping at him in the fourth quarter. His clutch baskets and some sharp 3-point shooting from Mike James was more than enough to quiet the skidding 76ers.
The Charlotte Bobcats struggle against most teams, and are making a habit of playing their best against the NBA's elite. Sean May scored 17 points, fellow reserve Matt Carroll added 16 and the Bobcats snapped Detroit's eight-game winning streak with a 97-89 victory Sunday night.
The Los Angeles Clippers were supposed to be shoving the Los Angeles Lakers out of the limelight. So far this season, Kobe Bryant and his Lakers teammates are still taking the bows.
Don Nelson will have to wait for his 1,200th coaching victory — again. Although the Milwaukee Bucks had every opportunity to fold, they were unwilling to become a footnote in the history of their franchise's winningest coach.
Mehmet Okur is quickly becoming the Utah Jazz's shot-maker with the game on the line. Okur hit a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left to help the Utah Jazz hold off the Seattle SuperSonics 109-107 on Saturday night.
LeBron James watched another open shot clang off the rim, then screamed as he turned and trotted down the court. It was that kind of night for the Cleveland Cavaliers — so bad, it almost ended up in the record books.
Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 52 points, making all nine of his shots in the third quarter Thursday night in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-102 victory over the Utah Jazz
Dwyane Wade endured a bad shooting night, and his last attempt might have been his worst. It was certainly decisive. With 2 seconds left and his team trailing by a point, Wade tried a 19-foot jumper that barely reached the rim, and the Detroit Pistons held on to beat the Miami Heat 87-85 Thursday.
Lenny Wilkens, the NBA's career victory leader who coached Seattle to its only NBA title in 1979, re-joined the team Thursday as vice chairman of the SuperSonics' new ownership group.
Philadelphia 76ers forward Shavlik Randolph was set to undergo surgery Thursday night after he broke his left ankle earlier at practice and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 52 points, making all nine of his shots in the third quarter Thursday night in the Los Angeles Lakers' 132-102 victory over the Utah Jazz.